Monday, October 3, 2011

White Hot Rumor: Sprint Pays $20 Million for iPhone 5 Exclusive?

We're not exactly big fans of rumors around here but the boys at BGR are reporting a dozy.

For starters they claim according to their sources, there will be two iPhones released tomorrow as has been rumored all summer long. The iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5. According to these sources both devices will be available for purchase on release day but as always when it comes to rumors and sources there's a catch. The catch here is that the iPhone 4S which is allegedly a lesser device than the iPhone 5 will be available on all networks, but the iPhone 5 will not be available on all networks until early next year leaving only one carrier to hold the soon to be named baddest phone in the land. Sprint!

Something seems wrong about this, but then again something seems right. Apple is in the business of making money and releasing different iPhones at different times on different carriers means more for their bottom line. With iPhone 4 releasing on Verizon in January of this year, this potential move makes sense on that network. Even for AT&T it makes sense as doing so will allow both carriers to toss in their coveted LTE 4G chips boosting iPhone data speeds for those looking for faster browsing. This even makes sense for Sprint who is in need of something to stay relevant. The WiMax 4G chip from Sprint is ready for action now although what doesn't makes sense is why bother with WiMax when Sprint has obviously given up on it? What also makes sense is that we here knew LTE was not ready for the iPhone this year so why make everyone way until late next year when you can release an LTE iPhone as soon as the calender flips the year?

I don't know....once again these are rumors but it's white hot and we have to report what's going on at the moment. We find out the truth tomorrow. See you at 1 PM!

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